Questions? Ask the IRC

Have you used Questions? Ask the IRC?  Our chat service is staffed by the curriculum librarian and Instructional Resource Center student workers. We can help with general information and questions about the IRC, collections, juvenile books, equipment, and hours.

Did you know you could text the IRC?
Text the IRC at 419.938.4134, standard messaging rates will apply.

IRC text questions will be answered during regular Ask the IRC hours. Text inquiries sent after scheduled hours will be answered the following business day.

The IRC and AU Library share a text number. Non-IRC related text questions may be referred to circulation or reference staff as needed.

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IRC Hours Update

Please note the following IRC hours updates for Wednesday, March 22nd through Friday, March 24th. A complete listing of  hours updates is located on the IRC Web Site.

• Wednesday, March 22nd: Open 9 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Thursday, March 23rd: Open 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Friday, March 24th:  Open 9 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Boat of Dreams
  PZ7.C6555 Boa 2017
• What's Your Favorite Favorite?
  PZ7.S5357 Wh 2017
• Steppin' Out: Playful Rhymes for Toddler Times
  PS3615.L586 A6 2017
• This & That
  PZ8.3 .F8245 Th 2017
• Mighty, Mighty, Construction Site
  PZ8.3. R482 Mi 2017

Juvenile Books: Non-Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Grand Canyon
  F788.C485 2017
• Let's Estimate: A book About Estimating and Rounding Numbers
  QA297.65 A32 2016
• Declaration of Independence
  KF4506.M32 2017

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in the regular location.

• Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching Across the Grades
  LB1573.F64 2017
• Collaborative Coaching for Disciplinary Literacy:
  Strategies to Support Teachers in Grades 6 - 12
  LB2844.1.R4 E55 2016
• Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Book List: K-8+ 2013-15
  LB1573.F638 2013
• Safe is not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students
  LC2575 .S23 2016

Main Collection: General

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in the regular location.

• Knowledge is Beautiful
  AG250.M35 2014
• Difficult Women
  PS3607.A985725 A6 2017
• Bad Feminist: Essays
  HQ1421. G39 2014
• Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytimes in English and Spanish
  Z718.2.U6 N35 2016
• Incendiary Art: Poems
  PS3569.M53783 I83 2017
• Age of Anger: A History of the Present
  D217.M45 2017
• Amiable with Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem
  PS3525.A24785 A83 2017

Juvenile Books: YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Last of August
  PZ7.C278 Las 2017
• We are Okay
  PZ7.L136 We 2017
• Bone Witch
  PZ7.C463 Bo 2017
• Dreamland Burning
  PZ7.L3483 Dre 2017

IRC Pinterest: Biographies

Have you seen our new Biographies: Picture Book Pinterest board? It features juvenile biographies, specifically those presented in picture book format. Titles are part of the juvenile collection located on the library 2nd floor. Check availability using the catalog link provided with each call number in the pin description.


Visit the IRC @ AU Library on Pinterest for more great resources.

IRC Hours Update: Spring Break

The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Monday, March 6th through Friday, March 10th during Spring Break. Regular hours will resume on Monday, March 13th. A complete listing of IRC hours updates is available on the IRC web site.

IRC Pinterest: Dr. Seuss

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Interested in learning more about Theodor Seuss Geisel? Take a few minutes to browse the IRC's Dr. Seuss Resources Pinterest board. It features books written by Dr. Seuss, about Dr. Seuss, and classroom internet resources from Seussville.

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• What Will Grow
  QK823.W37 2017
• Secret Project
  QC773.3.U5 W55 2017
• Beastly Brains: How Animals Use their Brains to Think, Feel, Share (and Steal)
  QL785.C315 2017
• Emancipation Proclamation
  E453.N54 2017
• Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
  HQ1154.H47 2017